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  • wealdroam
    wealdroam Posts: 19,181 Forumite
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    crystal64 wrote: »
    looking for a cheap train from london to glasgow for 1 adult and 1 child for the 19th february can anyone help with this having problems finding one cheap as I might have left it too late thanks
    Could consider Getting a Friends and Family Railcard, then can be done for £35.55 when booked via East Coast Trains website.

    Get 10% off a F&F railcard here. Down to £24.40.

    So total for two, inc railcard = £59.95.
    And of course the railcard can be used for future trips.
  • pmm1981
    pmm1981 Posts: 112 Forumite
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    crystal64 wrote: »
    looking for a cheap train from london to glasgow for 1 adult and 1 child for the 19th february can anyone help with this having problems finding one cheap as I might have left it too late thanks

    From www.eastcoast.co.uk

    Depart Kings Cross 0900, 1100, 1300
    Arrive Glasgow C 1447, 1651, 1847
    1 Ad, 1 Ch Advance singles (with web discount) £76.10
    Also lots of journeys available at this price changing at Edinburgh.

    Depart Kings Cross 1700
    Arrive Glasgow C 2246
    1 Ad, 1 Ch Advance Single (with web discount) £62.75

    OR

    buy a friends and family railcard from http://www.familyandfriends-railcard.co.uk/londonmidland (25% discount code is Lonmid25)

    12 month railcard will cost £19.50.
    The train fares then come down to

    Dep Kings Cross Arr Glasgow C Fare Cost including £19.50 for r/c

    0730*
    1201
    £57.80 --- £77.30
    0830*
    1301
    £57.80 ----£77.30
    0900
    1447
    £43.10 ----£62.60
    1100
    1651
    £43.10
    " "
    1130
    1721#
    £43.10
    " "
    1200
    1739#
    £43.10
    " "
    1230
    1822#
    £43.10
    " "
    1300
    1847
    £43.10
    " "
    1330
    1923#
    £43.10
    " "
    1400
    1937#
    £43.10
    " "
    1500
    2045
    £43.10
    " "
    1700
    2246
    £35.55 ----£55.05
    1800
    0001#
    £35.55 ----£55.05

    All the above fares are for 1 Ad, 1 Ch with a friends and Family railcard and available from www.eastcoast.co.uk and most include a web discount.
    * = departs from London Euston
    # = change at Edinburgh, arrive at Glasgow Queen Street.

    So for this journey you will recover the cost of the railcard and still save money.
  • Livingthedream
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    pmm1981 wrote: »
    buy a friends and family railcard from http://www.familyandfriends-railcard.co.uk/londonmidland (25% discount code is Lonmid25)

    12 month railcard will cost £19.50.

    Nice find with the discount code, could you post it in the Any train promotions codes out there thread (Don't want to steal your thunder:beer:)
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  • pmm1981
    pmm1981 Posts: 112 Forumite
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    Cheers Livingthedream, i've posted it there and also included links for senior and 16-25 railcards with 10% off.
  • aimzee_2
    aimzee_2 Posts: 2 Newbie
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    Anyone any suggestions on where to find cheap tickets from Doncaster to Chester? Tried National rail enq but they were useless!! Can travel most days/times
    Thanks
  • pmm1981
    pmm1981 Posts: 112 Forumite
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    aimzee wrote: »
    Anyone any suggestions on where to find cheap tickets from Doncaster to Chester? Tried National rail enq but they were useless!! Can travel most days/times
    Thanks
    TPE advance fares from Doncaster-Stockport.
    Fares start at £5.50 each way.
    Stockport-Chester £10.30 Off Peak Day Return via Altrincham.

    So a return for £21.30 instead of £40.10.

    These fares are available from www.eastcoast.co.uk
  • Livingthedream
    Livingthedream Posts: 2,643 Forumite
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    aimzee wrote: »
    Anyone any suggestions on where to find cheap tickets from Doncaster to Chester? Tried National rail enq but they were useless!! Can travel most days/times
    Thanks

    For a nice walk on fare saving (tickets bought on the day of travel) then split at Stockport.

    Doncaster to Chester Off Peak Return £40.10

    Doncaster to Stockport Off Peak Return £16.80
    Stockport to Chester via Altrincham Anytime Return £13.10
    Total return £29.90

    Just Make sure that your train goes via and stops at Stockport, Bigger savings can be had by buying in advance and getting Advance singles to Doncaster to Stockport.

    Edit: late again, Lol, but difference between my fare; Stockport to Chester than pmm1981's is that it's valid for a month hence why it's slightly dearer, all depends on how long you want to stay in Chester for.
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  • aimzee_2
    aimzee_2 Posts: 2 Newbie
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    Thankyou very much all suggestions are much appreciated!!
  • Rawr_2
    Rawr_2 Posts: 78 Forumite
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    The_Crunchy_Nutter wrote: »
    Hi Rawr,
    You don't specify times or whether you are returning, so I have listed a few options.

    If you want to travel with Virgin, the quickest option, there is little left in the way of Advance Purchase tickets.
    Travelling with London Midland is considerably cheaper, but there is a change at Crewe on all trains.

    VIRGIN
    SINGLES:
    Cheapest advance single is on the 20:48 from Liverpool - £34.50 (1st class)
    Nex cheapest is 16:18, 16:48, 18:48 and 19:48, at £46 (1st class)
    Most of the day the cheapest advance single is £55 (Standard) or £59 (1st)

    Compare this with the on the day £69 Off Peak Single.

    RETURNS:
    If you are returning, an Off Peak Return is £70 (buy on the day) - it may be possible to combine one of the above Advance tickets with another to better that, however.


    LONDON MIDLAND
    SINGLE
    Buy a Super Off Peak Single on the day for £24.40, valid on any London Midland service to London Euston (valid all day at weekends, heavily restricted on weekdays).

    RETURN
    Returns start from £25.50 (buy on the day), different restrictions apply depending when you come back - please reply for more info.

    EDIT: I should add that the above advance fares were checked and were available at 08:00 on 03/02/11

    Hope this helps,
    Crunchy.


    Thank you for the help on this. For this particular route, I was after one way, as I had managed to book a return cheap through megatrain. Think I paid £36 in the end, from warrington to london. Though your way looks much cheaper.

    I do now however, have to find some more trains. I have searched through, but I am really not very good at this. I need to do a return to London, for 2 adults 1 child (The second adult is 16, so I assume he will be an adult fare)

    I want to take them away for half term, so off peak is fine. They are off 12th feb till the 20th feb. So anytime between then, though would like about 4 days in London ideally, though a few extra days would not be a problem. Megatrain is not pulling any up for me.

    Ideally, between Liverpool/runcorn and London, but of an afternoon/evening able to travel to Manchester or warrington.

    I know that i am being a pain with all the details, but I do really hope that you can help me. And it i so so much appreciated.
  • Jeff_Bridges_hair
    Jeff_Bridges_hair Posts: 6,330 Forumite
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    Its not really that difficult to do on your own.. follow the steps crunchy showed you in the other post and then change the dates for when you want to travel.. http://www.londonmidland.com/ thats the website there..
    l
    Also buy a friends and family railcard for discount if your travelling with a kid
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